Author Archives: The Associated Press

DETROIT – Detroit says it’s planning to expand its blight-removal program into more neighborhoods as part of $42 million in newly approved funding. The announcement Monday from the city comes after the U.S. Treasury Department announced the money in April ...

LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif. – Authorities say they have arrested a real estate agent who allegedly defrauded three elderly clients by pocketing more than a million dollars they paid her to get them cheap homes in Santa Clara County. The ...

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A company that hopes to zip people and cargo through tubes at hundreds of miles per hour is showing off its propulsion system in North Las Vegas. Hyperloop One planned to demonstrate the technology to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers offered bills before a self-imposed deadline Tuesday addressing the cost of college education, penalties for “sanctuary cities,” economic incentives and worker pay. House and Senate members filed close to 120 pieces of legislation ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Some students at the University of North Carolina Charlotte had to move out of off-campus apartments right before final exams because of construction issues. Multiple media outlets reported more than 100 students had to move Saturday after ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Summerville man to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges in a mortgage fraud that cost lenders almost $24 million. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports ...

NEW YORK (AP) — If Phil Dunphy’s insistence that he’s a Realtor and not a real estate agent on “Modern Family” this week seemed a little odd, be aware that ABC was paid to make that distinction. The plot twist ...

NEW YORK – Are we there yet? It’s another weak quarter on Wall Street, but there are some signs corporate America will come out of its recent funk. Earnings at big U.S. companies are on track to tumble 6.4 percent ...

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s current government will never sell its largest cattle empire to foreigners, the treasurer said Wednesday after blocking a takeover by a Chinese-led consortium. Chinese-based Dakang Australia Holdings on Tuesday withdrew its application to buy an 80 ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. – It seems Dorchester County has lost a boat landing. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that Dorchester County officials were told May 2 that Bulow Landing is not in the county. Instead, state officials say the ...